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"1 he &hlp of Dreams"
Etc.,
Copyrlahtby lbo Century Co.
SYNOPSIS.
Cnptatn Abraham Ilnno anil AnKfUnn,
Ills wife, hnvo loot their lltllu homu
through Aba's unlucky pin chime of Teim
lly dolcl intnliiK Block. Their houwhohl
kooiIs snlil, Hid 1100 auction money, all
ihey hnvo left, will placn Abo In tho phi
Man's home, or AnRy 111 lh DM UvHph
homo. Hath lira Felf-imerlnclnR but Abo
drcltlrn: "My tlenr tills Is tho fust tlmo
1'vo hud n clmnco to takfl the wust bf It.
Tho old cniiplti bid Rooit-by to lhi HUH
uoiihc. 'inrror nt wmii nmw ""
Bonds thi'in along by-paths to tho unto or
tho Old l.nillr-st' homo. Miss Ablnnll, mii
tron of tho Old Ixidlon' home, hours or
tho III fortune of the old couple. Sho tf lis
the other old ladles, nnd Mossy, who boa
paid n doublo feu for tho only double bed
I'homber, voices the unanimous verdict
that Abo must bo tnkon In with his wife
Abo nwuketm next morning, lo nun umi
ho Is "Old iJidy No. 31," The old ladles
r:
ivn mm such a warm wpicoiuu un
mado to feel at homo it once.
CHAPTER IV Continued.
Hut what wns this? Bioesy, leading
all tho othorH In n resounding call of
WelcomoI" and then BloBsy drawing
htr two handB from behind her back."
po hold a hugo bluo cup, tho other
tho Baucer to match. She placed tho
cap In tho Baucar and held It out to
Abraham. Ho trudgod down tho few
stops to recclvo It, unashamed now of
tho toare that coursed down his
cheeks. With a burst of, delight ho
perceived that It was a mustacho cup,
such oe tho ono ho had always usod
Et'home until It had been set for snfo
kooplng on tho top pantry ahull to
await tho auction, whero It had
brought tho prlco of eleven cents with
Half a' pnpor of tncks thrown In.
And now as the tears cleared away
ho saw, also, what Angy's oyes had al
ready noted, tho Inscription In warm
crimson letters on tho shining bluo
hldo of tho cup, "To Our Beloved
Brother."
"Slaters," ho mumbled, for ho could
do no raoro thnn mumblo an ho took
Jala gift, "ef yow'd been glttln' ready
fer mo six months, yow couldn't havo
done no better,"
V '
CHAPTER V.
& The Head of the Corner.
. Everybody woro tliolr company man
ners to tho breakfast tablo tho flmt
tlmo In tho wholo history of tho homo
when company mauncra had graced
lo initial meal of tho day. Being
Joaaant at auppor was oaBy enough,
tuut Nancy used to say, for every ono
five tho unreasonably 'cantankerous,
and being agreeablp at dinner was not
specially difficult; but no ono ehort of
a salht could bo ex poet ed to smllo of
mornings until sufficient tlmo had
Ijeen, given to discover, whethor ono
fihad stepped out on tho' wrong or tho
bright sldo o'f the bed.
t This morning, howover, no tlmo was
seeded to domonstrato that everybody
fin tho placo had gotten out on tho
kappy side of his couch. Even the
I'sloaf-and-dumb gardener had untwisted
yhls surly temper, and as Abraham
entered the dining-room, looked In at
tho east window with a conciliatory
grm and nod which said plainly ae
Cr words:
, " "Tis a welcomo Bight Indeed to boo
t ono of my own kind around this estab-
llshraontl"
Hi. 'Why don't ho como In?" questioned
Abe, waving back a greeting ob well
bb ho could with the tronsurcd cup In
Ef ono of hla hands and tho saucer In
tho other; whoreupon Sarah Jnno,
'that ugly duckling, explained that tho
- follow, being a confirmed woman
hater, cooked nil his own meals in tho
Minolta hoiiBo, nnd Insisted upon nil his
nlors being loft on n slalo outsldo tho
JtooUiouso door. Abo sniffed disdain
fully, coiitoinplatlug her homoly conn
'tonnnce, over which this morning's
fmood had cast a not unlovely trans
.homing glow. r ,
"WUytho scalawag)" Ho frowned
so at'thb'faco In tho window that' It
"Immediately disappeared, i'Yosir don't
.rnean tor toll mo ho's sot ng'ln yow
V gals? Ho nnisf bocrazy', Seen a J
handsome, clovt bjJhS' djnon EngyeM
did seol"
Sarah Jano blushed to tho roots of
hor tliln3tiUlght h)irfigl aStlPvn,(
suddenly (Usnrincu or every jwrcuplno
quill that alio had JalddQnTynder.hec,
' wings; whllo thoro cfe:a)iMinaKTO8abla.
Ilttlo stir among tno sistors.
"Set deown, nil hahdsl tSot,deovn"
"Uonjolnod Miss Abigail? fluttering about
xVwlth tho henvlnpss of a fnt goptse.
v "Brother, Abethat's wh&t;,wq'v.o,ll
pgrced to call yew, by" unanimous
t ivoto yow set right hero atMho. foot
. Vtt Mm tnhln. Aunt NnnVF nlvi'iivo ImH
Kjtho headjin' mi tho foot) but i only,
fl.kopt tSie toot, parUbe'enx tluir WnY
o man for tho placo, and partly becuz
y(I was tow Bizablo ttr squcozo'Iu any-
fjwhar elEe. Soe'ln' aa Sister Angy is
.nnnli n lnntln mite, thoiiell. 1 I'llnni aim
ft 'kin enrfjf fliahti "fcpjiti ftr mo t'otlior
.slflo o' irefV"1 ' ' '" Y -
V Aba could puly,,bow hlo thunlys us ho
Xt put his gift down on the tliblo and
ptimr ThB'WIlcr" wr-IKed, I
"olemti momonfko? waiting with bowed
heads. Aunt Nancy's trembling volco I
aroso--Oio Yoloovhlch Uad.JealoUBly
Eiinrdea tho right 6t Baybg gracn at
tablo In thb'-Old 'Lndles'MiorTio for;
twenty ycilrfl not, howover, In tho cus
tomary words of thanksgiving,, but In.
a peremptory "Brother Abo!"
Abraham looked up. Could she pos-"
olb'ly mean that bo was to establish
himself ub tho hoad of (ho household'
by repenting grnco? "Brother Abel"
she called upon him again. "Yow'vo
askt a blesaln' for ono woman for
many n year; Biippoaln yow ask It
for thirty!"
, Amid tho amazement of tho othor.
nlHtorn, Abo indmblcd, nnd muttered,
nnd murmured no ono knew what
words; but all understood tho over
whelming gratitude, behind his Inco
'hufency. and all Joined heartily in tho
Anion. Then, whllo Mrs. Homnn, tho
codfc of tho week, went bustling out
'Into Ihd Miction,-Aunt Nancy felt that
It devolved upon her to explain hor
action. It would never do, sho thought,
for her to gain a reputation for self
effacement and BwootnenB of disposi
tion nt her tlmo of life.
"Son, I want yew to understand one
thing naow at tho atarU Yow treat
us right, ni wu'll treat you right.
That's all wo ask o' yow. Miss Ellle,
pass tho radishes."
"I'll do my bcHt," Abo hastened to
nfisuro her. "Hy-guy, that coffeo smells
somo kind o' good, don't It? Between
tho smell o' tho Btuff an' tho looks
o' my cup, It'll bo so tomptln' thnt I'll
wlBh I had tho neck of n gl-raffe, an'
could tasto It all tho way deown.
Angy, I bo nfrald we'll git tho gout
a-llyln' so high. Look at this horo
cream!"
Smiling, joking, his lips luBlstlng
upon Joking to cover the natural feel
ing of embarrassment Incident to this
first meal among tho sisters, but with
hta. volco breaking now nnd ngaln with
emotion, whllo from tlmo to tlmo he
had to Btcnl hta handkerchtot to hla
old eyes, Abo passed successfully
through tho to hlm-kelaborato break-
fasf. And Angy ant In rapt silence,
but with her fnco shining so that her
quiet was the stillness of eloquence.
Once Abo startled them all by rising
eienlthlly from tho tablo and seizing
tho morning's newspaper, which lay
upon tho buffet.
"I knowed it!" caviled Lazy Daisy
sotto voce to no ono In particular.
"Ho couldn't wait for tho news till
ho wnB through eatln'I" But Abo had
folded tho pnpor Into a stout w.eapon,
and, creeping toward the window, de
spatched by a quick, adroit movement
a fly which had alighted upon tho
scroen.
"I hate tho very sight o' them air
pesky crlttere," ho explained half
apologetically. "Thar, thar'a another
one," and slaughtered thnt.
"My, but yow kin got 'era, can't
yow?" spoke Miss Abigail admiringly.
"Them tew be tho very ones 1 tried
tor ketch all day ylsto'day; I kin eeo
bb a lly-ketchor yow bo n-goln' ter be
wuth a farm ter mo. Sot deown an'
try soniQ. o' this hero strawborry pro
sit rvo."
But Abo protested that ho could not
eat another bito unloBs ho should get
up and run around tho house Jto
"Joggle deown" whnt ho had already
swallowed. He leaned back In his
chair and surveyed tho family: on
his right, generous-hearted Blossy,
who had been smiling approval nnd en
couragement at him all through tho re
past; at ma ion, anu just uoyona
Angy, Miss Abigail Indulging In what
remained on the dlBhes now that she
discovered tho others to have finished;
Aunt Nnncy keenly watching him from
tho hoad of tho board; and all tho
othor 'BlBtera "betwixt an' between,"
Ho caught Mrs. Homan's cyo where
she stood In the doorway leading Into
tho kitchen, and remarked pleasantly:
"Ma'am, yow oughter set up a pan
cake shop In 'York. Yew could moke
a fortune nt It. I hain't bad sech a
meal o' vlttles sence I turned fifty
yeur o' ago."
A flattered smllo overspread Mrs.
Homan's vlaago, nnd tho other Bisters,
noting It, wondered how long It would
bo beforo sho showed her claws In
Abraham's presence
"Hy-guy, Angy," Abe went on, "yow
can't bolleVo nothin' yow hear, kin
ycr? Why, folks havo told mo that
yow ladles What jow hlttln' my
foot fer, mother? Folks havo told
mo," a twinkle of amusement in his
uyc nt tho nbsurdlty, "that yew light
among yorselvea llko cats an' dogs,
when, law! I never see sech a i lover
lot o' womun gathered tergother In
all my life. An' I bollovo mother, I
hain't n-suyln' nothin'! I Jest want
tor let.' 'cm know, y.hat I think; on 'em.
I b'eliovo that'thnr-muBUbo three bun-
tlurd.hfiirtB'iu, this, hero place 'sttd, o'
thirty. But dew yow 'know, gals, folks
nntnld( iwn i'v.KO) fur 'a tnr Riivfllmt
jrcfW jjf)rWj; plaice iLono another!'1
'f hero was a hiofnont's sllonco; then
n, little gasp flret from ono and thon
jfrom fyioUiqrof UjcgroifJn; (Every ono
loo'kcd ai MTb. liftman, itturfrom Mrs.
Homan, Uv-Sarah Jnno. Mrs. Homnn
fighttfuid theh, grip on tho pancako
turner; Sarah Jano uneasily moved
lier, lunOlngcrti within reach of a
sttirdjlittlo rcaand-whlto popper pot.
Another moment pnsscd.in which the
ttlreeemed filled with tile promise of
an oleclric'slorm. 'Then tlloasy npoku
hurriedly Blossy, tho tactician
'claBpiriglior hands together and bring
ing Abo's nttcntlon to herself. jj
'Jltoallylv iYou 'eurprisoj'mo! -fYou
don't inenn to bay folks Talk about us
llko that!" , 1'
' "Slander fs a dretful long-logged
fritter,; amended Miss Abigail, smil
ing nnd'' signing Jiytha siimo breath.
A "Sary JanV,'" iirtt(lfed'Mrs. lldrhan
sweetly, "what's tho matter with 'that
popper pot? Hoed It need illlln'.t"
ksAd. )iog5nJtiI) ot-vwaw in
rtircroid Ltxrm' twwi"' "
CHAPTER VI.
i ' t
Indian' bummor.
MlsR,Ablga had not banked, In vain
on tho "forcslghtciInoBB qt tho Lord,1'
At the end of nix' months, Instead ot
thero being a bhortage In her accounts
becauso of Abo's presence, she was
ablo to ehow tho directors such a
balance shoot as excelled all her pro
vloua commendublo reconlB.
"How do you explain It?" thoy asked
hor.
"Wc cast our bread on tho waters,"
sho answered, "an' Providence Jest
kept ncndlu' out tho louves.'' Again
sho said. " 'Twuh grinnln' that done
It. Brother Abe he kept tho gardoner
good-natured, nn' tho gardener he Jest
I grinned nt the garden ansa until It was
nshamed not tor flourish; nn' Brother
Abo kept tho gals good-natured an'
thoy wa'u't h,p nlasy about what thoy
oat; an' ho kept tho visitors a-laughlu'
Jest ter boo him horo, an' when yow
mako folks laugh thoy want ter turn
around an' dew somethln' for yow. I
toll yow, cf yow kin only keep grit
ornough ter grin, yow kin drlvo away
a drought."
In truth, there had been no drought
in tho garden that summer, but almost
a double yield of corn and boans; no
drought In tho gifts sent to tho home,
but showers of plenty. Somo of these
ramo in tho form of fresh llsti nnd
clams left at tho back door; somo In
luscious fruits; somo In barrels of
clothing. And tho barrels of clothing
solved another problem; for no longer
did their contents consist solely of
articles of feminine attire. "Bllod
shirts" poured out of thorn; socks and
breeches, derby huts, coats and negli
gees; until Aunt Nancy with a humor
ous twist to her thin lips inquired if
thoro wero thirty mon In this estab
lishment and ono woman.
"I nover thought I'd como to wearin'
a quilted silk baaquo with toseels on
It," Abo remarked ono day on boing
urged to try on a handsome smoking
Jacket. "Dow I look like one of thorn
Blssy-boys, er Jest a dude?"
"It's dretful becoming," Insisted
Angy, "bowtlful! Ain't It, gala?"
Every old lady nodded hor head
with an air of proud proprietorship,
as it to Bay,' "Nothing could fall to
bocomo our brother." And Angy nod
ded her head, too, In delighted ap
proval of their appreciation of "our
brother" and "my husband."
Beautiful, Joy-steeped, pleasure-filled
days theso wero for tho couple, who
had been cramped for Ufo's smallest
necessities so many meager years.
Angy felt that sho had boon mado mi
raculously young by tho birth of this
now Abraham almost aa If at lost
sho had been given tho son for whom
In her youth sho had prayed with im
passioned appeal. Her old-wlfo love
became rejuvenated Into a curious
mixture of proud mother-love and
young-wtfo leaning, ae she saw Abe
wlu evory heart and become the. cen
ter of tho community.
"Why, tho sisters all think the, sun
rises an' sots in him," Angy would
whisper to herself sometimes, awed
by tho glorious wonder of It all.
Tho slstera fairly vied with ono an
othor to boo how much each could do
for tho one man among them. Their
own preferences and prejudices were
imv u I'luivicitucD nuu jji ujuuiuua noig i
magnanimously thruet asldo. In. a
body they besought their guest to
smoko us freely in the house as out
of, doora. .MIsa Abigail oven traded
some of her garden produco for to
bacco, whllo Miss Ellle made the old
gentleman a tobacco pouch of red flan
nel so generous In its proportions that
on a pinch It could bo used as a chest
protector.
Then Uuby Lee, not to be outdone
by anybody, produced, from no one
ever discovered whero, a mother-of-pearl
manicure set for the delight and
mystification of the hero; and even
Lazy Daisy went bo far aa to cut some
red and yellow Ubbuo paper into
squares under the delusion that some
time, somehow, she would find the
energy to roll theso into spills for tho
lighting of Abe'e pipe. And each and
every sister from tlmo to time contrib
uted eome gift or suggestion to hei
"brother'B" comfort,
(TO nn CONTINUKD,)
How the Rain Bores Holes.
When rain falls it does not actually
soak Into tho earth, but bores its way
lii, forming tiny tubes, says tho Reho
both Sunday Herald. Theso tubes aro
so small that It would be lmposslblo
to Insert a hair lu one of them with
out bursting Ub walls. Sometimes the
tubes are bored down to a depth of
four or ilvo feet. When tho surface
dries tho water evaporates from tho
tubes, Just aa it would from a plpo.
If tho tubo la twisted It takes longer
for the water to ovaporate.
If ono takes a rako and stirs tho
ground after ench rain ho breaks tho
tops of tho tubes und ,lho wnterlwlll'
Btand.ln them for. inonths.In this way
the farmer? ofttho Wost, on soiril-arld
lauds, store tho rainfalls one year
and rnlao a crop bf1 wheat every other
year, there being Bulllclent 'wator In
two years, but not enough In one.- to
ralso a crop. '
Church, State and Poor.i
A book on "Tho Church, tho State
and tho Poor" haa boon written by an
English vicar. Tho book is compre
hensive, tracing tho subject of preref
ormatlon days. Tho author regrets
that during tho growth of collectivism,
under which ho classifies what la
called "Christian sodinllsm," tho
church haB trustod too much to the
Htatu to hotter the conditions among
tho poor. Now thero Is a revival of
intorest In the, wolfaro of ,tho poor on
tho part of tho church. , Tho writer's
contention 1b that a firm bollet in the
Christian creed is the only inspiration
and guide to any effort to solve "the
social 'problem." '' ' l
iNITIMnONAL
stntorsoiNL
Lesson
(By K. O. SKLLBUS. Director of Evening
Dcpfirtmuht, Tho Moody Ulblo Institute
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 13
THE TEN VIRGINS.
IjBSRON TBXT-Mntt. K:l-13.
QOIiDBN TCXT-"Wateh thereforo for
yo know neither tho day nor the liouf
when the Son of Man comctlr," Matt,
5:13.
A parablo is "nn earthly Btory with
a heavenly meaning." An nnalogy 1b
"a likeness." This story Is a parable.
It Is to illustrato tho vigilant, expect
ant nttltudo of faith, Hob. 0:8; II
Tim. 4:8. Leaving the temple, Jesus
drow tho disciples' attention to Its
buildings and predicted Ub destruc
tion. Proceeding to tho Mount of
Olives, his disciples ask him, "Tell us,
when shall theso things be? And what
shall bo the sign of thy coming, and
tho end of tho world?" In reply Je
sus gnvo the dlaclplos his Ollvot dis
course and prophecies found in chap
ters 24 and 2G. To fully comprehend
tills parablo wo ought to review all
of this teaching. Tho dlscourso aa a
whole falls Into these parts (1) 24:1-41
deals with Israel as a nation; (2)
24:45-25:30 deals with tho church as
being responsible for tho king dur
ing tho period between his two ad
vents; and (3) 25:31-46 deals with tho
Judgment of the nations when tho Son
of Man comes in his glory. It will bo
seen then that this lesson comes In
the second part and la ono of three
parables concerning tho responsibil
ity of the church. Jesus Is tho bride
groom, John 3:28, 20; Eph. 5:25; II
Cor. 11:2; Iter. 21.9, and BetB forth
the lovo of Christ for tho church
Eph. G:25, 28, 30-32.
Two Classes.
I. "While the bridegroom tarried"
vv. 1-5. The first nnd strongest idea
of this section is that he, Jesus, tho
bridegroom, Is coming again. Among
thoso who wait nro two classes, the
wlso and tho foolish, though both
were right intentloned. The lamps
symbolize Christian profession, Luke
12:35; II Tim. 3:5, and the oil that
which la essential to give us power
wheroby wo maintain our profession,
Acts 10:38; I John 2:20-27. Tho fool
ish virgins wero superficial and had
not enough to maintain their profes
sions. The wlso virgins bad enough
oil; bo also may the believer have the
abiding spirit of Christ's presence
wherein to maintain hlB Christian
profession. Waiting they all nodded
(slumbered) and others evidently lay
.down (slept). Tho wlao virgins could
afford to rest aa thoy had all things
ready. If thoy had been awake, how
evor, they might havo seen and ren
dered aid to thoso who wero in the
Borrv nllcht of not being ready. The
tarrying, was a tost of the; faith and
MntlAMMA n 1. r Yl A wluA fl tl H ll
yiitiuuw ul uuvu iuu iv.ou ..u ..w
-foolish as both awaited the "fulness
of tlmo" when ho should appear,
The Great Question.
II. Behold the bridegroom com'eth"
vv. 6-13. All are awakouod by thU
midnight- cry. Thei hour was ono
when he was least expected, and the
church of, today needs , to bo awak
ened to a realizing sense of this truth.
Both the wlso and the foolish have to
meet him, but the wIbo were the only
ones whose lights could shine and
ahow the way Into- the banqueting
room. They all outwardly appear alike
even to the very point of separation.
Tho church of Ood Individually and
collectively, has yet to sense the dan
ger to It and to others If its light for
any reason bo not continuous. This
cry waB a call to "meet him" and we
nil need to aBk ourselves, "are we
ready to moot him?" Tho hour was
too late to make needful preparation
to moot him. In their emergency thoy
turned to the five wise ones but tho
wisdom of one cannot supply the de
ficiency or the foolishness of others
(v. 9). Thero Is no Scripture to sup
port tho teaching that ono man'B merit
la applicable to another except the
merit of tho God-man Jesue aa ap
plied to sinful humanity. Honco tho
wlao sent their sisters to tho orig
inal Bourco of supply for oil, and aa
imv wont "Mm lirldoirroom came." So
mi ,4 i. ...ill. Mil ..-!. nnf nff inn lnnir
mil ik uu mm ui nuv i'" " o
tho securing of tho Holy Spirit in,
their Uvea.
"Thoy that wero ready" went In,
thqy that woro not ready when thoyi
camo found, tho door "abut." To, at
tend, a, roarrlago feast Is highly es-.
teemed everywhere, but It Is' a prlv
llego that Is worthy of careful prep
aration. Remember' that Jesus is
hero Bhowlng tho attitude towards
himself of thoso -who profess to bo
dovotod to him during tho -period of
hla absence, nndSvho expect his re
turn aa king. That being b6, wo need
to remind ourselves of tho laws of
tho kingdom as be gave them.
Josus knows thoso that aro his,
John 10:27; II Tim. 2:19; I Cor. 8:3,
but bucIi aro not thoso who mako a
mere outward profession of faith and
lack tho abiding presence and power
of tho Holy Spirit Tho day of sep
aration botween tho truo and the false
is surely coming, a tlmo when the
real, genuine, Splrlt-illled Christians
NYlU rojolco "at hla coming." ..
Tho lesson for us la "Watch." Bo
cauijo wo do not know t)ie day nor tho
hour when ho will como, thereforo,
"watch." This word ddeB not moan
elmply to look or to gaz but to keep
awake, to bo vigilant-. r . i,
FORMER SAVAQES ARE VOTERS
New Zealand Cannibal Trbe Advanc
ing Rapidly Women Have
Ballot Also.
Washington. Many persotiB whose
parents wero cannibals aro now votorB
and good citizens In Now Zealand, and
somo of them aro members of tho Now
Zealand parliament, according to a re
port on tho progress of tho Maori
tribes and their descendants recently
mado by -tho National Geographic so
clcty in Washington. Tho Boclety haB
Just completed n long study of tho ad
vuncoment of tho tribes, which wero
considered umong tho most vicious
tribes of cannibals In existence n Ilt
tlo over fifty yeara ago. At that time,
It is said, tribal feasts In which human
captives wero tho principal featuro of
tho bill of faro wero periodical foniiB
of entertainment In tho regions con
trolled by tho tribe chiefs. Today
even tho women descendants of tho
cannibals cxcrclso tho right to. voto.
"When the English first occupied tho
Islands In the early part of the Nine
teenth, century," tho report states In
part, "It is estimated that thero wero
about 100,000 Maoris In Now Zealand.
They wero divided into tribes, each
trlbo having Its unwritten laws re
garding land, cultivation, ntid othor
Bocial matters.
"Tho English found that thoy had a
genius for war, bhowlng unusual skill
In building, fortifying and defending
stockades. Thoy found them also tillers
of tho soil and that as carvers and
decorators they wero unrivaled in tho
Oceanic world, and that thoy displayed
great originality In design and perfec
tion In tho execution of rock paint
ings, and in carving tho ornamental
figures of their dwellings, their boats
and sacred Inclosures. Tho Maoris
were also noted for their tattooing,
which was designed to ornament tho
body. Whoever refused to undergo tho
protracted tortures of tattooing re
quired at every important event of his
llfo was regarded as a person by his
own consent foredoomed to slavery.
"Thero aro about 35,000 Maoris loft.
Theso havo retired to tho northern
provinces of Now Zealand, where cer
tain reservations havo been set apart
for their oxcluslvo property. Tho Ma
ori children attend schools regularly.
Such of them as continue into tho
higher branches of learning aro said
to be worthy rivals of whlto students.
Somo of tho Maoris havo become land
ed proprietors. They aro proud of their
right to vote, and especially of tho
fact that their women were given this
privilege at tho samo tlmo that It was
given to the white Nvomen of Now
Zealand."
It Is said that tattooing among tho
tribes 1,8 now rare, and that tho Ma
oris, to greater extent than any other
group of savages, havo indicated that
man can be raised from savagery to
civilization within ono generation.
VILLAGES OF UPPER VALAIS
There Is a Distinctly Italian Touch
About Some of These
Small Towns.
Paris. Thero Is a distinctly Italian
touch about somo of tho villages in
Upper Valals, says L. E. Waller in
"Country Llfo." ' In few placoB is thla
more marked than in Brigne nnd lta
half-sister, Natcrs, across tho Rhone,
probably becauso of tho Slmplon Pass
over into Italy which mounts near by.
tf,t
' iTho Mahr Street of-Naten
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ThSvJi'liUchaglUnalwIllitorOJinbly
causo. Brlgno to grow Into a town, but
.Nnterp may b,o savgd from clyllUatlon
'forborne- tlmono como, nnd'wo' may
Btlll hapo to see acenqs llko this in
its main street. Tho half black, half
whlto goats aro famllar to all, aud In
qulsltlvo.anlmuls thoy aro, too, ready
to eat anything yOu offer thorn oven
your'laBt hotel bill and prepared to
attach themselves to you for good If
you glvo them, u little salt when you
meet them on tho Alps. Here thoy
woro tho friendly escort of the pic
turosquo girl; and pboyed her ob read,
lly as dogs. ,.
New Wheat Has Five' Parents.
London.' A now? wheat with flvo
.parents and Inheriting tho virtues of
ionch of them Is the latest triumph of
iProf. Rowland Bllfen of Cambridge
University. It Is a peculiarly hardy
jdovolopmont, growing from three to
three and a half feet In height, stout
of straw and-alsoKpod for ml)lbng, and
(isespaclaU( tfdapied fos thokexposed
JF,oa'.counryy1qlsne,vhp4iwlll be
'put en the market next year.
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Doctors Gave Him Up
Trof. W. I Perkins, Waynesboro,
Va., writes:
"1 was unde. tho caro of a doctor
.for four month, but did not improvo
nt all. At last ho gave mo up to dlo
of bronchial catarrh. So I thought I
would try n bottlo of I'cruna. I bo
Ban to feel bettor nt once. Now I
Xcel us well as I over did in my life.
I want to thank you, Dr. Hartman,
for your advice. I'shall always praise
jrour I'cruna for catarrh of tho lungs."
W. L. DOUGLAS
YOU CAN SAVE MONEY
by wMrlne the W. I SoubIu ihOM bacauM tot
HI vein I htn ffuir&ntMa tluir yaIua tnr h avIiup
my nam and the retail price etatnpwt on the eoU
before the anoea leave the factory, wntch protect
iQiwimirftvuanDivnDnceiior inxenor eiiueej
of otner makes.. The w. I Douglas shoes ars
always worth what you pay for them.
The next time yon need ilioee, look In the shoe dealers
window for W. U Douclti hoe. Try a pair and yon
wlUbeconrtnci'dtQat for (trie, lit and wear, toer are
un-MnnlIM for the mice.
U the W. I. OouRlai ehoci are not for sale In yonr
Tk'InltT, order direct from rector jr. Shoes rnt every
where, l'oitase free In the U. H. Write fkir lllue.
txHlrd t'utitloK inowlnit how to order hr mall.
W. L. DOUlILAS, 16oaparkSt.,lJrocttoa,Uus.
DEFIANCE STARCH
is constantly growing in favor because il
Does Not Stick to the Iron
and it will not injure tho finest fabric. For
laundry purpose sit has no equal. 16 ox,
package 10c 1-3 more starch for same money.
DEFIANCE STARCH CO., Omaha. Nebraska
GOODYEAR TIRES AT
ANTE-BELLUM PRICES
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
announce "No war prices on Goodyear
Tires." Mr. P. A. Slcberltug, president?
of tho Company, thus explains tholr
uniquo position.
"Wo advanced Goodyear prices, as
others did theirs, when tho rubber
panic camo. Almost in a day crudo
rubber rose In Now York from G5 cents
per pound to much over a dollar.
"Tho Now York supply vyas too
small to consider. Wo cabled out
London people to buy up tho pick of
the rubber thoro. By acting quickly
and paying caali thoy obtained 1,600,
0Q0 pounds of the finest rubber.
"That big supply of rubber is now
nearly all on the way to tho Goodyear
factory in Akron. It j constitutes tho
best of the London supply.
"Wo are using the samo grade of
rubber and tho same amount of It as
we always havo used In theso tiros.
"We are running our factory with
three shifts of men, twonty-four hours
a day. So long aa wo remain In this
fortunate position on rubber, wo shall
supply tire users at before-war prices
to tho limit of our capacity." ,
Popular Fallacies.
1. That mosquitoes only bite once.
2. That mosquitoes only llvo on.
Jay.
3. That mosquito bitos won't Itch II
you don't scratch 'em,
4. That if you hold your breath you
can catch a mosquito and slay It.
My oxporlonco 1b that mosquitoes
only blto onco (in tho samo placo);
that thoy' only live ono day (at a
tlmo); that tholr bitos won't Itch It
you don't scratch 'om (but rub 'em
with sandpaper and tho odge of a buzz
saw Instead); and that if you hold
your breath you can catch a mos
quito and slay It (provided you have
n shotgun in each hand and nro s
good shot). '
Rare Minerals In Tasmania.'
Tho number of rare minerals found
to exist In Tasmania Is constantly bo
ing added to, and tho latest addition la
molybdenite, which Is usod In the man
ufacture of "molybdenum stool," to
which itr gives a special hardnoss and
toiighneBS that makes It suitable for
use In propeller shafts, guns and
boilers. "It is also used, to lessqr ex
tent,, in the -making of pottery glass
and other things, Tho prlco pf molyb
denite 1b pow 2,500 a ton, or nearly
four times tho present, price of tin.
Heroic Measures.
"My doctor Ib evidently dotormlned
to, get a rest"
"(What haB ho dope?"
"Sent all his patients to the moun
tains and ho'B going to tho seashore."
sg --v Uranulitcd Eyelids,
1 C Eyes inflamed by .expo
W v sure to Sun, Uust and Wins'
Kf ---- quicklyrelievedbyMuflns
CVftS LycHemedy.NoSmarting.
m4 wwu&t Eyo Comfort At
Your Druggist's 50c per Bottle. MirfaeEya
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Druggists or Murine Eye leaser C CUcaaa
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